Rugby Championship 2025: Australia V South Africa

[Tazzmania]

Springbok squad for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship Tests against Australia:

Forwards: Lood de Jager (Wild Knights), Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz), Jean-Luc du Preez (Bordeaux Begles), Eben Etzebeth (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Vincent Koch (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Siya Kolisi (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Wilco Louw (Vodacom Bulls), Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears), Bongi Mbonambi (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Franco Mostert (Honda Heat), Ox Nche (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Ruan Nortje (Vodacom Bulls), Asenathi Ntlabakanye (Lions), Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs), RG Snyman (Leinster), Marnus van der Merwe (Scarlets), Marco van Staden (Vodacom Bulls), Boan Venter (Edinburgh), Jan-Hendrik Wessels (Vodacom Bulls), Cobus Wiese (Vodacom Bulls).

Backs: Kurt-Lee Arendse (Vodacom Bulls), Damian de Allende (Wild Knights), Andre Esterhuizen (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Aphelele Fassi (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (DHL Stormers), Ethan Hooker (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles), Cheslin Kolbe (Tokyo Sungoliath), Willie le Roux (Vodacom Bulls), Manie Libbok (DHL Stormers), Canan Moodie (Vodacom Bulls), Handre Pollard (Vodacom Bulls), Cobus Reinach (DHL Stormers), Edwill van der Merwe (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Morne van den Berg (Lions), Grant Williams (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers).

 

[Sully]

Fuck me how many do they need?

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Clearly going with the Safety In Numbers strategy...

 

[Wilson]

Isn't it just 37 players?

36 is more or less our standard for any given point in the RC so 37 is hardly ridiculous. The only reason it looks that long is the South African insistence on including sponsor names in their teams.

 

[Strewthcobber]

Bit scared for these ones. Win lose or draw there will be a lot of emotional energy required for the Lions series, and then to have to get up again for two matches in South Africa is a very big ask.

 

[rugbyAU]

Bit scared for these ones. Win lose or draw there will be a lot of emotional energy required for the Lions series, and then to have to get up again for two matches in South Africa is a very big ask.

yeah we're getting thrashed

 

[Rugby Head]

Do we know if Skelton will be available?

 

[rugbyAU]

Do we know if Skelton will be available?

According to Doran No